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Duke currently has only one pep rally each year, and even that is a relatively small event the night before the Duke-North Carolina men's basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
After an early-season loss to Arkansas and a tie against then-No. 8 North Carolina, the Blue Devils entered Friday night’s game against a fellow national title contender looking to show why many consider them one of the best teams in program history.
In the middle of one of the toughest stretches on their schedule, the Blue Devils have an opportunity to follow an upset victory last weekend with another signature win.
It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when coaches at Duke—head coaches—only coached part-time.
On Friday, the Blue Devils dominated No. 8 North Carolina but could not score on any of their 30 shot attempts.
Duke seemed poised to pick up its first home win ever against North Carolina—the Blue Devils had the better team, numerous one-on-one scoring chances and a boisterous home crowd, soaked underneath ferocious rain and 20 mile-per-hour winds.
As part of The Chronicle's annual fall sports preview, our beat writers broke down each of Duke's five fall sports teams. Their thoughts and predictions can be found below.
This week in Duke history will commemorate the anniversary of a noteworthy Duke sporting event or story every week. From the funny to the unexpected, the blog will inform even the most dedicated Blue Devil fans about what you didn’t know about Duke athletics.
Fresh off a bronze medal with the Canadian national team, senior Rebecca Quinn returned to campus Friday and stepped back into game action for the Blue Devils Sunday evening. After the game, The Chronicle's Jack Dolgin and other media members chatted with Quinn about her experience and rejoining her Duke teammates.
In their first two games, the Blue Devils converted 37 shots into 12 goals and scored three goals in the first 15 minutes of both contests.
The national title contender that scored 12 goals in its first two games of the season did not show up to play Friday, as the Blue Devils looked out of sorts and walked off the field as victims of a stunning upset.
Last year, Duke head coach Robbie Church said his best teams have had 17 or 18 players capable of contributing.
Taylor Racioppi elected to return to the No. 2 Blue Devils instead of competing in the U20 World Cup this fall—and probably not for the reason you might expect.
Friday couldn't have gone much better for the Blue Devils.
Most top-five teams coming off a 6-0 thrashing of an SEC opponent in their only exhibition game would probably leave their starting lineup the same heading into their season opener a week later.
The Blue Devils opened preseason practice during the morning of Aug 3. A few hours later and approximately 4,700 miles away, their teammate Rebecca Quinn showed off her own skills in her Olympic debut.
Most Duke students are still finishing up internships or are a few weeks away from returning to campus, but the No. 3 Blue Devils are set to kick off one of the most anticipated seasons in program history.
LOS ANGELES—After Kyrie Irving left Duke in spring 2011 following an 11-game freshman season cut short by a toe injury, the dynamic point guard said he hoped to get his degree in five years.
LOS ANGELES—A slew of top NBA players turned down opportunities to represent the U.S. in the Olympics this year. Two-time reigning MVP Stephen Curry, four-time MVP LeBron James, first-team All-NBA guard Russell Westbrook and first-team All-NBA forward Kawhi Leonard were part of a large group of top players who declined to travel Rio de Janeiro, citing various personal and health reasons.
LOS ANGELES—Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was well known in the U.S. before he became Team USA's head coach in 2005 as a three-time NCAA champion, but since taking over the national team and winning two Olympic gold medals, the 69-year old's influence has spread across the globe.
